Brother Deacon Dennis Tigga was ordained on Saturday by leo Cornelio for the Archdiocese of Bhopal at Assumption Church, Asha Niketan, Bhopal. After 13 years of studies and formation in the Seminary Brother Dennis Tigga, a local vocation, became a priest for the Diocese.
Archbishop leo Cornelio in his homily said, that priests are expected to be another Christ for the poor and rejected of the society. Priests are the visible sign of the invisible grace, and the people place lot of trust on them and look at them as their model.
Priests are anointed to proclaim the good news to the poor, to heal the sick, and to console the suffering people. The prelate urged all to pray for young boys to join the Diocese to serve the Church and society at large.
There are also two more Deacons Julius Kullu and Parmanand Xalxo besides Bro. Dennis Tigga to be ordained on May 11 and 12, in their respective places. Fr Maria Stephen, the PRO said in his statement the new Priest as ‘our pride and benchmark for the community’ when the universal Church is celebrating the year of mercy. Bhopal Archdiocese has received another feather in its wings leading the number of Priests into 74. There were large number of faithful, Fathers and Sisters to witness the Ordination ceremony.